Play Dragon Ball Z - Super Gokuu Den - Kakusei Hen (Japan) [En by Ginew v20010405] (~Dragon Ball Z - The Legend of Goku 2) (Incomplete) Online

If you've ever wished you could play through the Android and Cell Sagas in classic SNES style, Dragon Ball Z: The Legend of Goku 2 (or Super Gokuu Den - Kakusei Hen if you're fancy) is the closest thing to time-traveling back to 90s anime gaming. The second you start, you're thrown into Goku's boots, flying across bright, chunky pixel maps that look like the show's backgrounds got filtered through a Super Nintendo.

What surprised me was how good the combat feels—charging ki actually builds tension before you unleash a Kamehameha, and team attacks with Vegeta or Piccolo make battles way more dynamic than most DBZ games from this era. Yeah, the fan translation's a little rough in spots (thanks, Ginew team), but the important stuff—like yelling "Kaioken!" while your energy bar flashes—works perfectly. The sprite work during special moves still holds up too, especially when Cell starts looming in the background with that creepy grin.

It’s not polished by today’s standards, but if you miss the days of blowing into cartridges and arguing about power levels, this one’s worth dusting off the SNES for. Just try not to spam the punch button *too* hard.